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Vice President Joe Biden would trail both of Florida’s Republican favorites. If he were the Democratic candidate, Bush would win 47 percent to 43 percent, and Rubio would narrowly defeat Biden 45 percent to 43 percent.

The poll also found that though Rubio’s approval and favorability numbers were consistent with past polls, and that voters surveyed were unhappy with his actions on gun control and immigration. Of those polled, 49 percent said Rubio’s vote against expanded background checks made them view him less favorably, and 41 percent said they disapproved of the way he was handling the immigration issue, compared to 33 percent that approved.

Quinnipiac surveyed 1,176 registered voters from June 11-16 for the poll, which has a margin of error of plus-minus 2.9 percentage points.